I have been wanting a compost bin. I finally found instructions online for something that I thought was within my capabilities for building. Lowell very nicely volunteered to cut the wood for me which I gratefully accepted since the scroll saw intimidates me. Way back in Shops class I remember using a table saw, a band saw and a jig saw. That was a long time ago and none of those saws are as free form as a scroll saw. So last Monday we got started. I had to work Tuesday so my plan was to finish it on Wednesday. The weather was supposed to turn nasty on Wednesday so Lowell volunteered to work on the compost bin Tuesday afternoon. He didn’t want to take over my project, but really I don’t need to have a woodworking project under my belt. As it happens if I was going to do it all myself I would probably still have 16 pieces of wood in a pile, but now I have a great compost bin.
Thanks Lowell.
to a girl who is 1.
The concept of presents is still lost on K, but she did have a great time carrying the gift bags around.
K celebrated with both sides of the family, she had a cake the first time and a pie the second time. It didn’t really matter to her as long as she could get her fingers into the icing/whipped cream.
K is one going on 3 years I think. She pays close attention to what her brother has and gets to do and wants to do the same. L and K trick or treated this past Halloween. K knows the word treat now, knows that it comes out of an orange bag and never misses L’s request to have one.
K is busy walking everywhere or pushing around a stroller that she got for her birthday. She has a few words in her vocabulary; she recieved a phone as a gift and loves to walk around saying “Hi!” (we are working on “Hello” for a little variety). She also says “Bye Bye”, “Night night”, “Dad”, “snack” and “cat”. She loves watching the cats through the window and at Uncle J and Aunt S’s, but gets a little freaked out if they come towards her or are lying in her path.
